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Bedri Greca
Bedri Greca (born 23 October 1990) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for KS Kastrioti in the Albanian Superliga. Club career Flamurtari Vlorë On 30 June 2015, Greca joined Flamurtari Vlorë on a one-year contract. He was distinguished for his performances in the first part of the season. The second part of the season was not a good as the first however, as he was suspended in February of the following year. Kukësi On 21 June 2016, Greca signed with Kukësi for an undisclosed fee, signing a one-year deal. He was handed squad number 7, and made his competitive nine days later in team's first leg of 2016–17 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round against Rudar Pljevlja, appearing in the last nine minutes of a 1–1 away draw. On 24 August, he won his first silverware, the 2016 Albanian Supercup, playing in the last 24 minutes of a 3–1 triumph against Skënderbeu Korçë at Selman Stërmasi Stadium. On 11 June 2017, Greca left the club a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirana
Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea in the distance. Due to its location at the Plain of Tirana and the close proximity to the Mediterranean Sea, the city is particularly influenced by a Mediterranean seasonal climate. It is among the wettest and sunniest cities in Europe, with 2,544 hours of sun per year. Tirana was founded as a city in 1614 by the Ottoman Albanian general Sylejman Pasha Bargjini and flourished by then around the Old Mosque and the ''türbe''. The area that today corresponds to the city's territory has been continuously inhabited since the Iron Age. It was inhabited by Illyrians, and was most likely the core of the Illyrian Kingdom of the Taulantii, which in Classical Antiquity was centred in the hinterland of Epidamnus. Following the Illyrian Wars it wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KS Pogradeci
KS Pogradeci ( sq, Klubi Sportiv Pogradeci) is a professional football club based in Pogradec, Albania. The club plays in the Kategoria e Dytë, which is the third tier of football in the country. History The club was founded in 1932 with name Klubi Sportiv Dragoj Pogradeci. In the 1936 season, the club played for the first time in the highest league in Albania. During the largest part of the communist era, the club was known as ''KS Ylli i Kuq Pogradeci''. The greatest success of club history is the achievement of the semi-finals of the Albanian Cup in the 1992–93 season. Name History 1932 - 1947: KS Dragoj Pogradeci 1947 - 1949: KS Spartak Pogradeci 1949 - 1950: KS Pogradeci 1950 - 1958: KS Spartak Pogradeci 1958 - 1992: KS Ylli i Kuq Pogradeci 1992 - recent: KS Pogradeci Stadium The club has played its home matches at the Gjorgji Kyçyku Stadium since 1932. Honours and achievements *Kategoria e Parë ** Champions (3): 1963–64, 1990–91, 2010–11 *Kategoria e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adush Muça Stadium
Adush Muça Stadium ( sq, Stadiumi Adush Muça) is a multi-use stadium in Ballsh, Albania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Bylis. The stadium has a capacity of 5,200 people. Renovation In 2012, with the backing of the club's owners, the Albanian Football Association and the MTKRS, the stadium was renovated. A new pitch was laid and the ground's facilities were modernised as well 3,000 plastic seats being installed in the stands. Work on the stadium was completed in September 2012 and Bylis Ballsh's first game at the ground was a 2-0 Albanian Cup The Albanian Cup ( sq, Kupa e Shqipërisë) is the main "knockout" competition in Albanian football. The competition started in 1939 as Kupa e Mbretit (English:"The King's Cup"). Just after a year the cup was suspended as the Second World War st ... win over Tërbuni. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KF Bylis Ballsh
KF Bylis, also known as Bylis Ballsh, is an Albanian football club based in Ballsh, Mallakastër District. The club's home ground is the Adush Muça Stadium and they currently compete in the Kategoria Superiore. History Early history The club was formed in September 1972 as Ballshi i Ri, and they played in the Albanian Third Division between 1973 and 1976. But between 1976 and 1981, they were not allowed to participate in Albanian football due to laws restricting a single team from each district. They began playing once again in the Third Division in 1981, which they eventually won in 1986 and were promoted to the Albanian Second Division. The club played in the Second Division for 10 years between 1986 and 1996, where they were promoted following a successful 1995–96 season which saw the club score 124 goals and concede just 21, making it a national record which was even noted by prestigious French magazine France Football. However, despite their record breaking season they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KF Apolonia Fier
KF Apolonia is an Albanian football club based in Fier. The club was founded on 17 June 1925 and took its name from the nearby ruins of the ancient city of Apollonia. The club currently compete in the Kategoria e Parë and they play their home games at the Loni Papuçiu Stadium. History Early history During the early 1920s, sports activities began being organised in the city of Fier, much like other cities in Albania at the time. Students from the region returning from their studies in larger Albanian cities and abroad had learned about football, which they then played back in Fier, which soon became so popular that almost every neighbourhood in the city had children and adults alike playing football. The first official football game to be held in Fier was organised by the Bashkimi Culturual Society on 17 July 1924, which was played between a selection of players from Fier and neighbouring city Vlorë. The following summer in 1925, a group of local students led by Namik Resul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FK Tomori Berat
KF Tomori is an Albanian football club based in the city of Berat. The club's home ground is the Tomori Stadium and they currently participate in the Kategoria e Parë. History The sport of football was introduced to the city of Berat in the early 1910s by students who had completed their studies abroad. They brought back footballs and the rules of the game from their travels which they then passed onto the locals. As early as 1913, amateur neighbourhood teams were formed, such as Çunat e Lumit, Vakëfi, Kalaja and Opinga. In 1923, an artists and sports club was founded in Berat, under the name Tomori, named after the nearby Mount Tomorr. It was established in the neighbourhood facilities of a local school called Mangalem, and the first team was formed with 18 teenage players. With the Albanian Football Association's foundation in 1930, the club participated in its first official tournament in the same year, which was the second tier of the newly established Albanian football sys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KF Vllaznia Shkodër
Klubi I Futbollit Vllaznia Shkodër, commonly known as Vllaznia is an Albanian football club based in the city of Shkodër. It is the association football branch of the Vllaznia Sports Club, which was founded on 16 February 1919. It is also the oldest club in Albania which means it is the first club created in Albania. The club have competed in every edition of Kategoria Superiore since 1930, which is the top tier of football in Albania, besides in the 1956–57, 1961-62 and 2018-19 football seasons. Vllaznia is one of the most successful football clubs in Albania, having won nine Kategoria Superiore titles, eight Albanian Cups and two Albanian Supercups. They have only been relegated from the Kategoria Superiore three times in 1956 due to a disqualification, in 1961, and for the last time in decades in 2018. The club's ground has been the Loro Boriçi Stadium since it was built in 1952, which is named after former Vllaznia and Albania national team captain. In 2016, the stadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017–18 Albanian Cup
2017–18 Albanian Cup () was the sixty-sixth season of Albania's annual cup competition. Tirana are the defending champions. Skënderbeu won the title for the first time in their history. Ties are played in a two-legged format similar to those of European competitions. If the aggregate score is tied after both games, the team with the higher number of away goals advances. If the number of away goals is equal in both games, the match is decided by extra time and a penalty shoot-out, if necessary. Preliminary round In order to reduce the number of participating teams for the first round to 32, a preliminary tournament is played. In contrast to the main tournament, the preliminary tournament is held as a single-leg knock-out competition. Matches were played on 6 September 2017 and involved the four best teams from Albanian Second Division. , - First round All 28 teams of the 2017–18 Superliga and First Division entered in this round along with the two qualifiers from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KF Turbina Cërrik
Klubi i Futbollit Turbina Cërrik is an Albanian professional football club based in Cërrik, Elbasan County that competes in the Kategoria e Parë, the second tier of Albanian football. Founded in 1956 as Puna Cërrik, it was renamed to Turbina Cërrik in 1958. The club's home ground is the Nexhip Trungu Stadium in Cërrik. History The club was founded in 1956 as Puna Cërrik, during a period in which the majority of clubs in Albania were instructed to be named Puna, meaning work in Albanian, by the ruling Communist regime. The club was renamed Turbina Cërrik in 1958 and was an amateur club for much of its early history, playing in the lower leagues before finishing runners-up in the 1982–83 Kategoria e Dytë season and achieving promotion to the Kategoria e Parë, the second tier, for the first time in the club's history. They finished 7th out of 14 in their debut season in the Kategoria e Parë, but were subsequently relegated the following season after finishing bottom of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erion Hoxhallari
Erion Hoxhallari (born 15 October 1995) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Romanian club UTA Arad. Club career Early career Hoxhallari started his youth career at Tirana. On 1 July 2011 he was loaned out at Austrian side Grazer AK for a half season. Tirana Hoxhallari made his professional debut for Tirana on 23 November 2011 in the cup tie against Apolonia, playing full-90 minutes in a 3–0 home win. That was his first and only appearance of the 2011–12 season. Hoxhallari found more opportunities in the 2012–13 season, making his league debut on 13 April 2013 in a 2–1 deficit at Kukësi. In the 2013–14 season, Hoxhallari continued to get limited opportunities, as he made only nine league appearances, eight of them as starter. Loan to Teuta On 29 August 2014, Hoxhallari was transferred to Teuta on a long season loan from Tirana along with Ardit Peposhi. Initially Hoxhallari struggled to play as he did not leave the bench for the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
